{"id":846559,"date":"2023-11-27T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T00:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/?p=846559"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:29:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:29:34","slug":"peter-luger-steakhouse-caesars-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/peter-luger-steakhouse-caesars-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Luger Steakhouse (Caesars Palace)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve been waiting for this one. Anthony Curtis has eaten at the original 136-year-old Luger Brooklyn several times and rates it as one of his favorite steakhouses. Naturally, he\u2019s been waiting breathlessly for the Las Vegas version to arrive at Caesars Palace. There was a long delay following the original announcement, but Peter Luger Las Vegas has arrived, opening its doors in late October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two components make Luger Brooklyn such a treat: the food, of course, but also the ambience. The Brooklyn restaurant has been operating since 1887. It\u2019s a red-brick standalone building located at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge in an old neighborhood with a whole lot of, let\u2019s call it, \u201cgrit.\u201d Inside are separate dining areas upstairs and down and wooden bars and tables. It\u2019s simple, but people are dressed up and the vibe is something special. Sorry, but there\u2019s just no way Caesars Palace could have replicated that. Give them credit for trying, though. The former Rao\u2019s space has wood floors and a cool center bar. It\u2019s not Brooklyn, but it\u2019s not really Vegas, either. It feels good.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As for the food, it\u2019s right on the mark. Similar to New York, the menu is minimal\u2014steaks and some famous appetizers and sides. You can also order lamb chops, fish, shellfish towers, and a few other for-Vegas additions, but you go to Luger for steaks. Big porterhouses, to be specific. They\u2019re dry-aged, brined, and cooked in garlic butter, then served cut in Luger\u2019s distinctive style to dole out in portions. Fantastic! <\/p>\n\n\n

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Most famous of the sides is the salad, which comprises simply beefsteak tomatoes and slices of sweet raw onion with Luger steak sauce on the side that you drizzle on top. It\u2019s a must. Luger is also known for its German potatoes and the plate of thick-cut bacon slices. There\u2019s a good bread basket to start things off, the service is top notch \u2014 a delicious experience. It\u2019s also expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, a comparison with prices in NY show about a 5%-9% mark-up at Caesars. \u201cSingle steak,\u201d as it reads on the menu, is $71.95, but most order in multiples: steak for two is $148.95, steak for three $215.95, and steak for four $285.95. The tomatoes & onions side is $17.95. The bacon (three slices) is $24.95 and German potatoes are $14.95. Our bill for three was $582, but we did it up with drinks, including a bottle of wine. Realistically, you\u2019re looking at about $120 to $150 per person before tip, depending on the drinks. Or are you? It was just a single sampling, but our steak for three was almost twice as much as we could eat. Unless you want the take-out, basic strategy appears to be to order one down\u2014e.g., three in a party orders steak for two for a $67 saving. Or maybe a party of two orders a single steak and you\u2019re out easily for under a buck-fifty total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luger Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another cost-saving strategy is to go for lunch and its two less-expensive options: the Luger burger for $25 and a steak sandwich for $30. We went back, tried them both, and were less impressed. The burger is just that, a burger on a bun with a slice of onion. No lettuce. No tomato. Heck, not even mustard, ketchup, or salt and pepper (we had to ask). Good burger, mind you, but we wouldn\u2019t call it $25 good. The steak sandwich, however, was a disappointment all around. The bill for both specials, one slice of bacon ($8.95) and the tomato-onion side came to $90 (with tax, before tip). Whoa. If you go for lunch, you can order all the dinner fare discussed above; we don\u2019t recommend it for the specials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luger Math<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t try to beat \u2019em on a portion premium. Usually, buying more of an item lowers the per-unit cost, but that doesn\u2019t apply here. Following is the per-person breakdown for the steak options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Single steak $71.95<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Steak for two $74.48 per person<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Steak for three $71.98 per person<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Steak for four $71.48 per person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    You do better with a single steak than with two of the three multiple-person options, though maybe the presentation isn\u2019t as cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Finally, unlike at the original Luger in Brooklyn, which is all cash, this one takes credit cards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We\u2019ve been waiting for this one. Anthony Curtis has eaten at the original 136-year-old Luger Brooklyn several times and rates it as one of his favorite steakhouses. Naturally, he\u2019s been waiting breathlessly for the Las Vegas version to arrive at Caesars Palace. There was a long delay following the original announcement, but Peter Luger Las […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":846560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1446,1453],"tags":[1850,1851],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/luger.jpg?fit=678%2C729&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}